Carmelo Anthony Signs With Knicks

Report: Melo To Re-Sign With Knicks

According to multiple reports, Carmelo Anthony is returning to the New York Knicks. After taking the first weeks of free agency to make visits and ponder his future, the scoring phenom has decided to come home to the Big Apple. The Bulls and Lakers were among the other teams rumored to be in the running for the superstar, but it appears that Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher were just too good to pass up.

#Knicks have rep. offered Carmelo Anthony a max deal- 5 years $129.1M. if he accepts, by end of deal he will have md $261.3M in #NBA career

This could be the best move for Anthony and the Knicks. Jackson can take the rest of the summer to build around him. It doesn’t hurt that he can take a max contract too.

Going to Los Angeles may have been the worst decision he could have made as the Lakers don’t appear to be in a position to win anything in the next couple of years.

Chicago? That might have been a great choice for a quick championship.

Anthony will now have to recruit a couple more players to join him, if he wants to really build something lasting in NYC. Gasol? Lebron? On the heels on the Melo news, there are mumurs that Jackson is pushing to trade Amar'e Stoudemire in order to make room for King James.

Now that Melo has made his decision, the rest of the free agent chips should fall soon.

I do think Melo wants to win. In NY. Without losing money. He wants his "cake" and eat it, too.